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9 March 2026
Conference “Color: the fourth dimension of sculpture” curated by Paolo Liverani

The conference presents research on polychromy in ancient sculpture, which has profoundly changed the way we view these works. Although the reconstructions remain partly hypothetical, they help us to better understand the role and function of art in ancient societies. The conference in English, organized alongside the exhibition The Collection Torlonia. Masterpeces of Roman Sculpture, will […]

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9 March 2026
X edition of Italian Design Day in the World: “Classic Design”

On the occasion of Italian Design Day around the world, the Consulate General of Italy in Montreal, in collaboration with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Italian Trade Agency, and the Italian Cultural Institute, presents Classico Design, a conference organized alongside the exhibition. The collection Torlonia. Chefs-d’œuvre de la sculpture romaine. The event will be […]

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7 October 2025
“What About the Media? Gramscian Perspectives on Media in a Counter-Revolutionary Epoch”

Can Antonio Gramsci’s ideas still help us make sense of—and perhaps change—the contemporary media landscape? Since the 1980s, the Western media world has undergone profound shifts: growing concentration of media outlets among a few oligarchs, the spread of authoritarian narratives, the rise of far-right influencers and the increasing subordination of journalism to market forces have […]

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24 September 2025
Convergences in Art, Science, and Technology – SCI_ART Montreal

This roundtable, with Brian Chen (Associate Professor – McGill University – Neurology & Neurosurgery and Medicine), Teresa Almeida (Portugal), Jacob Kirkegaard (Denmark), Felix Lenz (Austria), Luca Spano (Italy) and Swamp_Matter (Netherlands – Slovenia), brings together international artists who work at the intersection of art and science. The discussion will focus on the artists’ collaborations with […]

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9 January 2025
”The scientific revolution in the renaissance and the interactions between Galileo and Kepler” – Lecture by Prof. Alessandro de Angelis

After an unfortunate experience at the University of Pisa, Galileo became at the age of 28 a professor in Padua, where he spent 18 years that he would later describe as the best years of his life. During this period, he benefited from the scientific freedom and international connections of the Republic of Venice, revolutionizing […]

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12 August 2024
”The Wisdom of Insects” Series – Lecture ”Adaptation and coexistence according to butterflies”

Conference held by a great entomology expert, Federico Riva and conducted by the journalist Marianne Desautel. ”Adaptation and coexistence according to butterflies” Lecture, in english, by Federico Riva, assistant professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam August 27th 2024 – 6pm Biosphère de Montréal 160 Chem. du Tour de l’isle, Montréal Tickets Assistant professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Federico Riva remembers […]

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26 June 2024
Violet Hour: Here & Now

In collaboration with ItalfestMTL and Fierté Montréal, an evening with interviews and readings by queer  writers of Italian origin organized by Violet Hour. Speakers Matthew Fox (autor of This Is It), who will read excerpts from his new text coming out this fall with Great Plains Press, Liana Cusmano (Catch and Release, Guernica Editions 2022), Anthony Portulese, and […]

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27 February 2020
Barbara Fiorio: una scrittrice presenta i suoi ultimi libri…

“CANCELED due to epidemiological emergency Covid-19“ The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, in collaboration with the Società Dante Alighieri Québec, is proud to announce the conference “Barbara Fiorio: una scrittrice presenta i suoi ultimi libri…”. Tuesday, March 24th 2020 – from 7 pm to 9 pmSocietà Dante Alighieri di QuébecUniversité Laval, Pavillon Charles-De Koninck, 31551030 […]

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27 February 2020
Barbara Fiorio, “Scrittori Pigri: laboratorio di scrittura creativa on-line”

“CANCELED due to epidemiological emergency Covid-19“ The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, in collaboration with the École de langues de l’Université Laval, is pleased to present the conference “Scrittori Pigri: laboratorio di scrittura creativa on-line” by Barbara Fiorio. The writer will talk about her experience as a tutor of the Gruppo di Sostegno Scrittori Pigri, […]

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